Contionary:mu

Knrawi

Etymology

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽mʊ˥⫽

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mʊ˥]
  
• (Royal) IPA^(key): [ŋʷʊ˥]
  
• (Urban Anajrn) IPA^(key): [mʊ˥]
  
• (Ufhewat) IPA^(key): [mu˥]
  
• (Zjiiama) IPA^(key): [mu˥]

Preposition

mu

1. second-person form of tjg

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Toki Pona

Etymology

onomatopoeia. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /mu/

Content Word

mu

1. INTERJECTION roar, quack, moo, bark, neigh
2. VERB to meow, to bark, etc

Notes

The semantic space of mu contains noises coming from things being framed as living. A lion's roar is mu. A cough is mu. Humans are animals, but often when they say things, we can understand them, so we might choose to use a different word over mu. But mu is often used to describe languages and vocalizations that are not understood by the speaker. Adjacently, many people describe non-language vocalizations as mu, such as coughs, sneezes, or vocal stims.